When Doing A Job — Any Job

To Doubt One's Own First Principles Is The Mark Of A Civilized Man. Don't Defend Past Actions; What Is Right Today May Be Wrong Tomorrow. Don't Be Consistent; Consistency Is The Refuge Of Fools.

Good Ideas Are Not Adopted Automatically. They Must Be Driven Into Practice With Courageous Impatience. Once Implemented They Can Be Easily Overturned Or Subverted Through Apathy Or Lack Of Follow-up, So A Continuous Effort Is Required.

Nothing So Sharpens The Thought Process As Writing Down One's Arguments. Weaknesses Overlooked In Oral Discussion Become Painfully Obvious On The Written Page.

A System Under Which It Takes Three Men To Check What One Is Doing Is Not Control; It Is Systematic Strangulation.

Human Experience Shows That People, Not Organizations Or Management Systems, Get Things Done